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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809449203321

Titolo

International education in practice : dimensions for national & international schools / / edited by Mary Hayden, Jeff Thompson, George Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Kogan Page

Sterling, VA, : Stylus Pub., 2002

ISBN

1-138-17371-1

1-135-72529-2

0-203-41698-8

1-280-02471-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HaydenMary

ThompsonJ. J <1938-> (John Jeffrey)

WalkerG. R <1942-> (George Robert)

Disciplina

370.116

Soggetti

International education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface; PART A: HISTORY AND NATURE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION; 1 The 'first' international school; 2 The history of international education: an International Baccalaureate perspective; 3 International education: a commitment to universal values; PART B: CURRICULUM; 4 Defining 'international' in an international curriculum; 5 Criteria for curriculum continuity in international education; 6 Cultural dimensions of national and international educational assessment; PART C: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

7 The role of continuing professional development in the improvement of international schools8 Professional development: an international schools' perspective; 9 International education: pragmatism and professionalism in supporting teachers; PART D: THE ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOLS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES; 10 Atolls, seas of culture and global nets; 11 International schools and their wider community: the



location factor; 12 Recruitment and deployment of staff: a dimension of international school organization

13 An international dimension to management and leadership skills for international education14 International education and issues of governance; 15 International school governance: board renewal and the pathway to bold vision; 16 The language of international education; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together present thinking on all aspects of international education, its management and the best practices.